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eBay
Non-Fiction Top 10
June 2009

#1 $7,100.00 Helmut Newton's Sumo by Helmut Newton NO Reserve
#2 $5,000.00 tie Helmut Newton's Sumo by Helmut Newton NO Reserve
#3 $2,266.00 Among the Indians by Henry A. Boller (1868)
#4 $2,000.00 ROLLING STONES "EXILE" Limited Edition Genesis Book
#5 $1,724.99 SIGNED -DATED JEFF KOONS VERSAILLES W/ ORIGINAL DRAWING
#6 $1,650.00 Dreams From My Father, Barack Obama (1995), True First
#7 $1,523.30 A-HA THE SWING OF THINGS 20 YRS WITH AHA BY JAN OMDAHL
#8 $897.00 THE CROSSING (SIGNED BY AUTHOR) LTD 1ST CORMAC MCCARTHY
#9 $748.00 SIGNED Francis Bacon 1987 hc/dj art book Marlborough
#10 $680.00 Peter Zumthor Works by Peter Zumthor

#1
Sumo
Helmet Newton
120426276168

Coming in at #1 (and likely at #2 as well) on the non-fiction list is a copy of Sumo. The seller used a stock photo in both listings and the descriptions don't rule out a re-sale. The book and stand sold after 8 bids for $7,100.00.

#2
Sumo
Helmut Newton
120436129614

Listed by the seller of #1, Sumo sold 15 days after #1 closed. It sold as a BIN for $5,000.

#3
Among the Indians: Eight Years in the Far West, 1858-1866
Henry A. Boller
390061152283

Published in 1868, the hardcover 1st edition in very good condition sold after 5 bids.

#4
Exile
Dominique Tarle
290325348542

In "brand new" condition, the limited edition Genesis publication sold for $2,000 after 9 bids.

#5
Jeff Koons: Versailles
Jean-Pierre Criqui and others
360159491619

Signed and dated by Koons, the 2009 1st edition is described as in "near mint condition." It sold as a BIN.

#6
Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama
160342537125

14 bids took this like new 1st edition to $1,650.

#7
AHA: The Swing of Things
Jan Omdalh
180369501839

Listed by a UK seller, the 2004 1st edition had wide appeal; it garnered 79 bids to sell for $1,523.30.

#8
The Crossing
Cormac McCarthy
360160357334

The signed 1st edition in like new condition sold for $897.

#9
Francis Bacon: Paintings of the
Francis Bacon
220425993168

Listed in very good condition, the hardcover in dust jacket sold for $748.

#10
Peter Zumthor Works
Peter Zumthor
140323816081

29 bids took the 1998 Princeton Architectural Press book to $680. The seller wrote, "This is the Holy Grail of architectural monographs, documenting the works of thye current Pritzker Prize Winning architect."

By the Numbers

18 sellers were from the USA
1 sellers was from the UK
1 seller was from Canada
17 books were published during or after 1950
3 were published before 1950
Seller feedback ranged from 11 to 7807
17 books were sold by sellers with 100% positive feedback
Feedback percentage ranged from 88.2% to 100% for sellers who had feedback
The oldest book was published in 1868.

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